JP2001273560A - Receipt print and issue system, additional information print processing method using this system, and information recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make selectable information of which a customer desires a print from a plurality of pieces of advertisement information or the like and to make printable selected information on a receipt or the like to be issued by a terminal system provided with a print function which can print different kinds of information like various advertisements, introductions, or guides of events on a receipt issued from a convenience store or the like at the time of commodity purchase, a slip issued from a kiosk terminal, a number ticket issued from an acceptance ticket issuing device in a bank or the like. SOLUTION: The function terminal device of a POS system or the like which is provided with an input device, a printer, a display device, and a controller and has various uses is provided with a means which displays a plurality of pieces of advertisement information or the like, a means which selects desired information from these pieces of information, and a means which prints selected information on a receipt or the like to be issued from this terminal device, and the information which the customer desires can be selectively printed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a receipt and receipt number table for a POS system or a store register for issuing receipts, a receipt number table issuing device of a bank, securities company, hospital or the like for issuing a receipt number table. The present invention relates to a receipt printing / issuing system capable of printing various kinds of information (hereinafter, referred to as advertisement information or additional information) such as advertisements, introductions, and event information, and a printing method thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a system installed in a convenience store or the like, there is an advertisement printing system in which predetermined information input from an information input terminal or the like provided in the store is printed on a receipt issued from a POS system. Possible P
OS systems have been proposed. In such a system, local event information or advertisements such as Go tournaments and karaoke tournaments are provided directly to individual local residents, and will be very effective in the near future as individual lifestyles diversify. It has the potential to become an effective advertising medium.
As a system capable of printing such advertisement information and providing it to the customer, it is sufficient that the system has a function of issuing a printed matter to the customer as at least a basic function thereof.

[0003] Advertisement information and the like are printed in such a system in addition to information that should be originally printed, as well as margins thereof. Therefore, in the present invention, such information as an advertisement is referred to as additional information or advertisement insertion information. Also,
Various systems such as a POS system having a function of posting advertisement information and the like are referred to as a receipt printing / issuing system.

[0004]

In a conventional POS system in which an advertisement can be placed, print information is automatically extracted based on customer information input by an operator (store clerk) of a convenience store (hereinafter referred to as a convenience store), and a receipt is received. Is to be printed. Therefore, it is not known whether the advertisement information printed on the receipt is really interesting information for the customer receiving the receipt.

[0005] If the information printed on the receipt is information that is really interesting for the customer who receives the receipt, the customer who receives the information is expected to read the information seriously, and the advertisement is extremely advertised. It will be effective. Since such media are surely handed to customers one by one, they can also be powerful advertising media depending on how they are used.

[0006] Further, as such an advertising medium, not only a receipt but also a system that issues a print paper for a certain purpose can be a target. When operated as an advertising media combined with, the advertising effect has the potential to be extremely powerful.

[0007] For example, reception number table issuing devices such as banks and hospitals, automatic teller machines (ATMs), and ticketing devices for parking lots have such possibilities. Such advertising media has already become widespread in society and has a sufficient size to be used as advertising media.

[0008] However, since these advertising media are individually handed to each other, how to provide information that each customer is interested in can be individually provided.
The success or failure of the system operation is divided.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a receipt printing / issuing system, an advertisement providing method, and a recording medium for providing advertisement information that is as interesting as possible for a customer who receives a printed matter.

[0010] It is another object of the present invention to provide a receipt printing / issuing system and an advertisement providing method applicable not only to a POS system or the like but also to any system for issuing printed matter.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following means and method.

[0012] Receipt printing according to the first aspect of the present invention.
The issuing system includes an input device, a printing device, a display device, and a storage device, and (a) storage control means for receiving and storing advertisements and other additional information, and reading out the stored additional information in response to a request; b) display control means for displaying a list of additional information satisfying a predetermined condition from the stored additional information; and (c) receiving an input for selecting additional information from the displayed list, And (d) print data generating means for generating the additional information read by the selection control means as print data and transmitting the print data to a printing apparatus. The printing is characterized in that other information is added in addition to the information to be printed. According to this aspect, the customer can select his or her desired additional information, and an effective advertisement can be made.

Further, the receipt printing / issuing system according to a second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the storage control means comprises a control means for receiving and storing additional information input through a network. Thereby, the additional information can be updated quickly.

A receipt printing / issuing system according to a third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the selection control means comprises means for selecting at least one of the additional information. Therefore, for additional information of interest, a plurality of additional information can be provided to one customer at the same time, and the frequency of providing advertisements can be increased.

A receipt printing / issuing system according to a fourth aspect of the present invention has a function in which the selection control means automatically reads out predetermined additional information according to a predetermined rule when a predetermined time has elapsed. It is characterized by comprising means. As a result, it is possible to appropriately prevent a decrease in the operation rate of the apparatus due to the selection waiting.

The receipt printing / issuing system according to a fifth aspect of the present invention further comprises a display control means and a function capable of selectively changing a predetermined condition for creating a list of the additional information to be displayed on the display device. It is characterized by comprising means provided. In this method, the operator inputs customer data at a convenience store or the like, and a list of additional information that is most appropriate for the customer is displayed using the customer data. As a result, it is possible to improve the advertisement hit rate for the customer's interest.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the receipt printing / issuing system, the print data generating means further includes, when a plurality of pieces of additional information are selected, a plurality of pieces of additional information read by the selection control means. Characterized by further comprising means capable of creating print information reduced to a magnification of. This makes it possible to print a large amount of additional information, and can respond to customer requests. Therefore, advertisement can be provided without losing an advertisement opportunity. Further, it is possible to save printing space.

A receipt printing / issuing system according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is a receipt clearing / issuing system which is a merchandise clearing processing system. (E) Accounting for registering merchandise purchased by a customer and outputting accounting information. Further comprising information control means, and the print data generating means synthesizes the accounting information output by the accounting information control means and the additional information read by the selection control means, and generates print data to be printed as a receipt; It is a means for transmitting to a printing device. This aspect clarifies that it is applicable to a merchandise clearing system. A POS system is a typical example of the merchandise clearing system, but the present invention is not limited to the POS system but may be applied to a cash registration system of a hospital, a dispensing pharmacy, or the like.

In a receipt printing / issuing system according to an eighth aspect of the present invention, the receipt printing / issuing system is a receipt number issuing system, and (f) further manages the receipt number and outputs the receipt number as print data. The print data generating means generates print data in which the print data output by the receive number control means and the additional information read by the selection control means are combined and transmitted to the printing apparatus. Means.

This aspect clarifies that the present invention is also applicable to a reception number table issuing system.
However, the present invention is not limited to these, for example, A
The present invention can be applied to any system that issues printed matter, such as a TM system and a parking lot ticketing system.

[0021]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1A is a front perspective view of a POS system register 10 (hereinafter referred to as a POS terminal device 10) used in the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 12 denotes an operator keyboard, on which the operator inputs merchandise information and customer information. Reference numeral 13 denotes an operator display. Reference numeral 15 denotes a cash drawer, and reference numeral 19 denotes a printer. The printer 19 issues a receipt 40 after the cash registration process. The advertisement 40 can be printed on the receipt 40. Reference numeral 20 denotes a card reader that reads a magnetic card such as a credit card.

FIG. 1B is a rear perspective view of FIG. 1A. Reference numeral 16 denotes an information selection device used in the present invention, which is constituted by a display device with a touch plate. The information selection device 16 has a display unit 17 and an input unit 18 (FIG. 8), and a list of advertisement insertion information selectable by the customer is displayed on the display unit 17. The customer can select information using the input unit 18 including a touch plate (details will be described later). The advertisement insertion information selected by the customer by the information selection device 16 is printed on the receipt 40.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the POS terminal device 10 shown in FIG. 1 in more detail. Although not shown in FIG. 2, it is assumed that the CPU 11 includes a memory such as a ROM and a RAM and a recording device such as a disk. The CPU 11 has an operator keyboard 1
2, operator display 13, bar code reader 14,
Cash drawer 15, information selection device 16, printer 1
9, a card reader 20 and the like are connected. CPU11
Controls each connected unit by an operating system (hereinafter referred to as OS) and other software stored in an internal memory or the like. CPU11
Is connected to the store server 31 via the interface 22.

FIG. 3 shows a POS system 30 including the store server 31 and a plurality of POS terminal devices 10a to 10c (hereinafter, referred to as POS terminal devices 10) connected thereto.

The CPU 32 of the store server 31 has a ROM (not shown), like the CPU 11 of the POS terminal device 10.
It includes memories such as RAM and disk. CPU3
2 is connected to a randomly accessible storage device 33 having a relatively large storage capacity, such as a disk device.
It is controlled by U32.

The CPU 32 is connected to the POS terminal 10 via the POS terminal 10 side interface 34,
The interface 35 located on the opposite side connects to a center computer or a network computer (not shown). As a result, the updated product data, the advertisement information to be printed on the receipt, and the like are transmitted from the center computer or the network computer to the store server 31 via the interface 35.

The CPU 32 is connected to an information input terminal via an interface 36. The information input terminal is not shown because it is not an essential element of the present invention. The information input terminal device accepts an application for advertisement publication to be printed on the receipt 40 and transmits various advertisement data such as advertisement publication information via the interface 36 to the store server 3.
1 is transmitted.

FIG. 4 shows a POS according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram illustrating basic functions of a system 30. The function of each of the control means 2 to 8 in FIG. 4 is achieved by organically connecting the POS terminal device 10 and the server 31.
That is, it is realized by the cooperation of software including the CPUs 11 and 32 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 and the OS stored in the internal memory and the like.

The POS system 30 includes a main control unit 2 for controlling the entire POS system 30. The main control unit 2 includes a display control unit 3, a selection control unit 4, a print data generation unit 5, Various control means such as the control means 6, the money registration processing means 7 and the storage control means 8 are connected to the operator input / output device 23. Display control means 3
An information selection device 16 is connected to the selection control means 4.

When the operator receives a merchandise clearing request from a customer, the operator first inputs customer data such as the age group and gender of the customer from the keyboard 12. When receiving the customer data, the main control means 2 transmits it to the storage control means 7. The storage control means 7 searches for advertisement insertion information in the storage means 32 based on the customer data, and creates an advertisement insertion information list (selection list) corresponding to the customer.

The selection list is sent to the main control means 2 and from there to the display control means 3. The display control means 3
The selection list is displayed on the display unit 17 of the information selection device 16. The display control means 3 simultaneously notifies the selection control means 4 that the display of the selection list has been completed. The selection control unit 4 receives the notification from the display control unit 3 and receives the notification from the selection input unit 18.
Can be entered. This allows the customer to select desired advertisement insertion information (additional information) from the selection list. When the customer selects desired advertisement information from the selection input unit 18, the selection input is output to the selection control unit 4.

When there is a selection input from the selection input section 18 of the information selection device 16, the selection control means 4 informs the main control means 2 of the selection input. The main control unit 2 reads out the advertisement insertion information selected from the storage device 32 via the storage control unit 8 and transmits the information to the print data generation unit 5. The print data generation means 5 combines the accounting processing data by the money registration processing and the advertisement insertion information, and under the control of the print control means 6,
The printer 40 prints and issues a receipt 40.

The cash register processing means 7 is a function unique to a cash register such as a POS system, and sequentially registers purchased goods. Here, merchandise registration means reading the price of the merchandise from the storage device 32 by reading a barcode or the like attached to the merchandise, and determining the name, price,
This refers to a series of processes such as storing the purchased number as a purchase record and subtracting the number of purchased products from inventory data.

FIG. 5 shows a reception number table issuing device 25 used in the present invention. Such a reception number table issuing device 25
Can be used, for example, in banks, securities companies, hospitals and the like. The reception number table issuing device 25 is also connected to a server (not shown), similarly to the POS system. The selection list of the advertisement information is displayed on the display unit 26, and the input unit 27
Is selected and input.

Here, it is also possible to provide a touch plate on the display unit 26 to save space for the input unit 25. Reference numeral 41 denotes a reception number table issued by the apparatus. In addition, in such a reception number table issuing device 25,
Since no customer information is input, it is preferable to automatically display a specific selection list.

The display contents of the selection list may be randomly selected by using a random number or the like. In addition, it is also possible to determine a customer group with the largest number of visitors for each time period based on statistical data and the like, and to display a selection list according to the customer group. Also, a staff member such as a staff member may check the customer segment at predetermined time intervals and make adjustments to display an appropriate selection list.

Reference numeral 28 denotes a large-sized display which can be installed on a ceiling or a wall of a waiting room, and displays information that can be provided here. In the waiting room, many people have too much time, so if they are interested even a little, they will often want to print it. The desired information output service may be configured such that desired data can be output by pressing a specific button of the reception number table issuing device 25, or a completely different device dedicated to output may be provided.

Referring to FIG. 6, the POS system 3 of the present invention will be described.
A process for displaying a selection list of 0 and enabling selection input will be described. When a customer requests the settlement (accounting process) of a purchased product at the POS terminal device 10, an operator (clerk)
First, the customer inputs the customer's gender, age group, and the like from the keyboard 12 and the CPU 1 of the POS terminal 10
1 receives the input (S100). CPU11
Receives the customer information, transmits the customer information to the server 31 via the interface 22 (S101). When the server 31 receives the customer information via the interface 34 (S200; Yes), the server 31 searches the storage means 33 for advertisement insertion information (selection list) having the advertisement insertion condition satisfied by the customer information (S201).

When the search is completed, the list of selectable publication information extracted by the search is transmitted to the POS terminal 10 via the interface 34 (S202). The POS terminal device 10 that has received the selection list from the server 31 (S102; Yes) transmits the selection list to the information selection device 16 (S102).
Is displayed to enable the customer to select and enter (S103).
Thus, the selection list display processing is completed, and thereafter, the processing after step S110 in FIG.

FIG. 9 shows a display example of an advertisement information list (selection list) displayed on the information selection device 16. At the top of the screen displayed on the display unit 17 of the information selection device 16, a settlement amount display 51 is displayed. As the settlement amount, an accumulated amount accumulated every time a purchased product is registered is displayed.
52 in the figure is an advertisement information list. In this example, the following information is shown. The customer selects the desired information from this
Individual or multiple items can be selected. Various methods can be used as the selection input means. In this example, the screen portion of the advertisement information list 52 is constituted by a touch plate, and when one of the matrixes of the list display is touched, the information is selected. It is configured as follows. By performing the above processing, only the advertisement information suitable for the receipt receiver can be displayed as the selection list, so that more appropriate advertisement information can be provided.

Next, the money registration process will be described with reference to FIG. The money registering process is applied only to a money handling apparatus such as a POS system. When the operator uses the barcode reader 14 and the keyboard 12 or the like for product registration, inputs identification information of the product, the number of products, and the like.
The CPU 11 receives these information inputs (S11
0), and transmits the identification information to the server 31 via the interface 22 (S111).

When the server 31 receives the product identification information via the interface 34 (S210; Yes),
The price of the product is searched from the product database stored in the storage device 33 (step S211), and this price information is transmitted to the POS terminal device 10 via the interface 34 (S212). Thereafter, the server 31 performs a product registration process for the purchased product (S213), and waits for the next product registration process again (S210).

The POS terminal 10 receives the price information of the product via the interface 22 (S112), and displays the price information on the operator display 13, the display 17 of the information selection device 16, and the customer display (not shown). ) Etc. (S113).

Further, it is determined whether or not the input of the product identification information has been completed (step S114). For example, when the operator presses the “total” button on the keyboard, the input of the product identification information is completed. If the input is not completed (step S114; No), the process returns to step S110. On the other hand, when the input of the product identification information is completed (S114; Yes), the process proceeds from the branch B to the printing process of FIG.

The printing process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a printing process for combining the accounting information and the advertisement insertion information and printing the combined information on the receipt 40. When the product registration process of FIG. 7 ends, the CPU 11
It is confirmed whether or not output information has been selected by the input unit 18 of the information selection device 16 (S120). If output desired information has already been selected (S120; Yes), the selected input information is transmitted via the interface 22. Server 3
1 (S121).

If the desired information has not yet been selected (S120; No), it is confirmed whether or not the reception of the selection input should be forcibly terminated.
126; No), and waits for a selection input again (S120). If the selection input is forcibly terminated, for example, when the selection input waiting time reaches a predetermined time or more (S1).
26; Yes), the display list is forcibly selected and output (S127).

When the server 31 receives the selection input information via the interface 34 (S220; Yes),
The information is read from the storage unit 33, and the designated output desired information (advertising information) is transmitted to the POS terminal device 10 via the interface 34 (S221). P
The CPU 11 of the OS terminal device 10 includes an interface 22
(Step S123).

Next, the POS terminal 10 compares the advertisement insertion information received in S123 with the step S11 in FIG.
The print information is generated by synthesizing the accounting information generated in steps S0 to S113 (S124), printed as a receipt 40 by the printer 19 (S125), and the process ends. Specifically, a printing area for the publication information is prepared in the receipt 40, and the publication information is inserted into the corresponding portion and printed, or the accounting information is printed after the publication information is printed. Conceivable.

FIGS. 10 to 14 show examples of printing the receipt 40 or the reception number table 41. FIG.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a receipt 40a in which the advertisement insertion information 42a is printed below the accounting processing data. FIG. 11 shows a receipt 40b in which the advertisement information is printed under the accounting information.
An example in which b to d are reduced and printed is shown. In this way, it is possible to allow multiple selections and to perform reduced printing. In this case, for example, the print data generation unit 5 or the like can be configured to reduce the advertisement insertion information at a predetermined rate. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example in which the advertisement insertion information 42e is printed on the upper part of the receipt 40c.
3 is the advertisement insertion information 42 below the reception number in the reception number table 41.
It is a figure showing the example which printed f.

[0052]

As described above, according to the present invention, a receipt printing / issuing system, an advertisement providing method, and a recording medium for providing advertisement information that is as interesting as possible for a customer who receives a printed matter are provided. can do. Therefore, the advertising information (additional information) that is really interesting for the customer who receives it on a printed matter such as a receipt can be printed, and the customer who receives it can be expected to read the information seriously, Effective advertising can be posted. Since such media are surely handed to customers one by one, it is extremely effective to provide advertisement information according to the interests of individuals.

Further, the present invention is not limited to a POS system or the like, but is applicable to any system that issues printing paper for a certain purpose, not limited to receipts. Therefore, when these systems are operated as advertising media that are organically combined as a whole, they are extremely large and extremely powerful as systems that can provide advertising information according to personal interests. It becomes a system that can provide advertisements.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a front perspective view of a POS system register (POS terminal device) used in the present invention.
(B) is a rear perspective view of the POS terminal device shown in (a).

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the POS terminal shown in FIG. 1 in further detail.

FIG. 3 shows a store server and a plurality of Ps connected thereto;
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a POS system including an OS terminal device.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing basic functions of the POS system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a number table issuing device used in the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a process for displaying a selection list and enabling selection input of the POS system of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a money registration process.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a printing process of combining accounting information and advertisement posting information and printing the combined information on a receipt.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display example of an advertisement information list (selection list) displayed on the information selection device.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a receipt in which advertisement insertion information is printed under accounting processing data.

FIG. 11 is a receipt in which advertisement insertion information is printed below accounting information, and shows an example in which a plurality of advertisement insertion information is reduced and printed.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example in which advertisement insertion information is printed above a receipt.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example in which advertisement insertion information is printed in a lower column of a reception number table.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Main control means 3 Display control means 4 Selection control means 5 Print data generation means 6 Print control means 7 Money registration processing means 8 Storage control means 10 POS terminal device 11 CPU of POS terminal device 12 Operator keyboard 13 Operator display 14 Bar code reader 15 Drawer 16 Information selection device 17 Display unit 18 Selection input unit 19 Printer 20 Card reader 22 Interface 31 Server 32 Server CPU 33 Storage device 34 POS side interface 35 Center computer side interface 36 Information input side interface 40 Receipt 41 Reception Number table 42 Advertising information (additional information)

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Claims (18)

[Claims] 1. Receipt printing, comprising: an input device, a printing device, a display device, and a storage device, and the following means for printing by adding other information in addition to information to be originally printed.・ Issue system. (A) storage control means for receiving and storing advertisements and other additional information, and reading the additional information stored in response to a request; and (b) additional information satisfying a predetermined condition from the stored additional information. Display control means for displaying a list of the additional information; (c) selection control means for receiving an input for selecting the additional information from the displayed list and reading the additional information specified by the input; Print data generating means for generating the additional information read by the selection control means as print data and transmitting the print data to a printing apparatus; 2. The receipt printing / issuing system according to claim 1, wherein the storage control unit receives and stores the additional information input through a network. 3. The receipt printing / issuing system according to claim 1, wherein the selection control unit selects at least one of the additional information. 4. The receipt printing / issuing system according to claim 3, wherein said selection control means automatically reads out predetermined additional information according to a predetermined rule when a predetermined time has elapsed. 5. The receipt printing according to claim 4, wherein the display control means can selectively change the predetermined condition for creating the list of the additional information to be displayed on the display device.・ Issue system. 6. The print data generating means further comprises a function of, when a plurality of pieces of the additional information are selected, creating print information obtained by reducing the plurality of pieces of additional information read by the selection control means to a predetermined magnification. The receipt printing / issuing system according to claim 3, further comprising: 7. The receipt printing / issuing system is a merchandise clearing processing system, and further includes (e) accounting information control means for registering merchandise purchased by a customer and outputting accounting information, and wherein the print data generation is performed. 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the means combines the accounting information output by the accounting information control means with the additional information read by the selection control means to generate print data to be printed as a receipt. A goods settlement processing system according to any one of the preceding claims. 8. The receipt printing / issuing system is a receipt number issuing system, further comprising: (f) a receipt number control unit for managing the receipt number and outputting the receipt number as print data; The generation unit is a unit that generates print data in which print data output by the reception number control unit and the additional information read by the selection control unit are combined, and transmits the print data to the printing apparatus. Claim 1
6. The reception number table issuing system according to any one of 6. 9. A receipt printing / printing apparatus which has an input device, a printing device, a display device, a storage device for storing advertisements and other additional information, and prints the additional information in addition to the original target information. A print processing method for additional information, comprising the following steps, using an issuing system. (A) displaying a list of additional information that can be printed, (b) receiving an input for selecting additional information included in the displayed list, and (c) the additional information specified by the input Reading the
(D) generating the read additional information as print data; and (e) transmitting the generated print data to a printing device. 10. The print processing method of the additional information,
(F) extracting additional information satisfying a predetermined condition from the stored additional information, and creating a list of the additional information to be displayed in the step (a). The method for printing additional information according to claim 8, wherein 11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the predetermined condition in the step (f) can be selectively changed.
Additional information printing method described in. 12. The method of printing additional information, further comprising:
The method according to claim 9, further comprising: (g) updating the stored additional information with the additional information input via a network. 13. The method according to claim 1, wherein said step (b) comprises the step of:
13. The method for printing additional information according to claim 12, further comprising the step of selecting one of the additional information. 14. The method according to claim 9, wherein said step (c) comprises a step of automatically reading predetermined additional information according to a predetermined rule when a selection input is not received after a predetermined time has elapsed. 13. The method for printing additional information according to any one of the thirteenth aspect. 15. The method according to claim 15, wherein the step (d) comprises, when a plurality of pieces of the additional information are selected, creating the plurality of pieces of the selected pieces of additional information into print data reduced to a predetermined magnification. The additional information printing method according to claim 14, wherein the additional information is printed. 16. The additional information printing method is a merchandise settlement processing method, and further includes the step of (h) registering merchandise purchased by a customer and outputting accounting information, and the step (d) comprises: The print data to be printed as a receipt is generated by combining accounting information and the selected additional information, and is transmitted to the printing device. 2. The goods clearing processing system according to item 1. 17. The method of printing additional information is a method of issuing a receipt number table, further comprising: (i) managing output of the receipt number and outputting the receipt number as print data; and the step (d) comprises: And generating print data by combining the reception number and the selected additional information, and transmitting the print data to the printing apparatus.
Item 15. The reception number table issuing method according to any one of Items 15 to 15. 18. A computer-readable recording medium on which the steps of the additional information printing method according to claim 9 are recorded.